Victorian Numbered Acts

VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE ACT 2005 (NO 51 OF 2005)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE AUTHORITY

   4.      Victoria State Emergency Service Authority  
   5.      Functions  
   6.      Duties of the Authority  
   7.      General powers of Authority  
   8.      Accountability of Authority  
   9.      Board of Directors  
   10.     Appointment of Directors  
   11.     Term of appointment  
   12.     Remuneration and allowances  
   13.     Application of Public Administration Act 2004  
   14.     Vacancies  
   15.     Acting Directors  
   16.     Membership of Board not office or place of profit  
   17.     Decisions not affected by certain matters  
   18.     Immunity of Directors  
   19.     Meetings of the Board  
   20.     Participation in meetings by telephone or other means  
   21.     Resolutions without meetings  
   22.     Conflicts of interest  
   23.     Power of delegation  
   24.     Chief Executive Officer  
   25.     Acting Chief Executive Officer  
   26.     Delegation of powers of Chief Executive Officer  
   27.     Delegation  

   PART 3--VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE

   28.     Victoria State Emergency Service  
   29.     Director of Operations  
   30.     Staff  
   31.     Delegation  
   32.     Powers and duties of Director of Operations  
   33.     Register  
   34.     Registered units  
   35.     Controllers of registered units  
   36.     Probationary members  
   37.     Registered members  
   38.     Examination or medical evidence  
   39.     DISPLAN roles of the Authority  
   40.     Traffic management power  
   41.     Power of Authority to authorise registered units to perform functions outside Victoria  
   42.     Immunity of Service members  
   43.     Insurance policies  
   44.     Offence of wilful damage or interference with property  
   45.     Offence to obstruct, hinder or interfere  
   46.     Offences relating to impersonation  

   PART 4--COMPENSATION

   47.     Compensation for injury during emergency service  
   48.     Compensation otherwise payable  
   49.     Compensation for loss of or damage to property during emergency service  
   50.     Jurisdiction  
   51.     Victorian WorkCover Authority to represent Crown  
   52.     Payments  
   53.     Entitlement where damages otherwise payable  
   54.     Fraudulent claims  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   55.     Regulations  
   56.     Repeal  
   57.     Transitional provisions  
   58.     Consequential amendments  

   PART 6--AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY ACT 1958

   59.     Amendment of section 3—Definitions  
   60.     Amendment of section 24—Annual report  
   61.     Amendment of section 77—Returns by VMIA  
   62.     Amendment of section 77—Returns of premiums  
   63.     Amendment of section 80A—Contributions by owners and insurance intermediaries  
   64.     Amendment of section 87  
   65.     New section 103A inserted—Australian Fire Brigades Charges Scheme  
   66.     New section 109D inserted—Time within which proceedings for certain offences may be brought  

   PART 7--AMENDMENTS TO THE METROPOLITAN FIRE BRIGADES ACT 1958

   67.     Amendment of section 3—Definitions  
   68.     Amendment of section 27—Copies of annual report and special report  
   69.     Amendment of section 40—Returns by VMIA  
   70.     Amendment of section 40—Returns of premiums  
   71.     Amendment of section 44A—Contributions by owners and brokers  
   72.     Amendment of section 66  
   73.     New section 69A inserted—Australian Fire Brigades Charges Scheme  
   74.     New section 77A inserted—Time within which proceedings for certain offences may be brought  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT TO THE VICTORIAN MANAGED INSURANCE AUTHORITY ACT 1996

   75.     Amendment of section 7—Powers  
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